I can remember I was about 12 and my sister , who is a Bama fan, told me about Bama. I asked her why did she like Bama and the coach. She said because Bama was the greatest college and because the Bear was the greatest coach ever and I took her word for it.The first game I can remember was the liberty bowl that Bama won and the team held Bear on their shoulders. The rest is as they say is history. All I can say is I'm sooooo glad she wasn't an au fan!
What made you become a Bama fan?
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Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
The short answer:
My Dad was a Coach Bryant fan. He pointed me to Bama. And then in 1961, as a 15 year old, my boys' class Sunday School teacher took us to Bama vs Tulane at Ladd Stadium in Mobile. Blown away totally with what I saw. That sealed the deal. Followed the Tide from then on, finally getting there as a student from 1968-1971. It's all I've ever known.
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The short answer:
My Dad was a Coach Bryant fan. He pointed me to Bama. And then in 1961, as a 15 year old, my boys' class Sunday School teacher took us to Bama vs Tulane at Ladd Stadium in Mobile. Blown away totally with what I saw. That sealed the deal. Followed the Tide from then on, finally getting there as a student from 1968-1971. It's all I've ever known.
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Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
Joe Namath was my favorite player as a child. He played for Alabama. I've been a fan ever since.
Joe Namath was my favorite player as a child. He played for Alabama. I've been a fan ever since.
Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
Good question. I was born and raised in Virginia so I get this question all the time. I'm a lifelong Bama fan. My family's roots are in Alabama and I still have relatives there (in Mobile). It's a family tradition minus the two discenting Auburn fans in the family. My dad became a huge fan back in the 60's and raised his kids as Bama fans.
Good question. I was born and raised in Virginia so I get this question all the time. I'm a lifelong Bama fan. My family's roots are in Alabama and I still have relatives there (in Mobile). It's a family tradition minus the two discenting Auburn fans in the family. My dad became a huge fan back in the 60's and raised his kids as Bama fans.
Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
My family wasn't a big football family. My oldest sister , who was born up north, is an au fan.Luckily my next to oldest sister was the smart one. :biggrin:
My family wasn't a big football family. My oldest sister , who was born up north, is an au fan.Luckily my next to oldest sister was the smart one. :biggrin:
Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
I'm a Bama fan because my parents loved me and decided to raise me right.
I'm a Bama fan because my parents loved me and decided to raise me right.
Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
I had the mis-fortune of being born in the stinkiest village on the plains. But, two day's later I was legally adopted because of my mom's death at my birth and moved 25 miles north to LaFayette, Al. That's where my mom's older sister and husband that adopted me lived. My natural Dad took my two brothers and sister back w/him to Texas where he was originally from. Growing up in the small east al town was quite an experience, it wa definately a football town, especiall the LaFayette Bulldog fb and bb teams. AT that time from the '40s thru the late fifties is when I became most aware of and avid fan of college fb as well as hs ball. At any rate, at that particular time span, there were approximately 55/45 ratio of Allbarn fans, vs. Bama fans with maybe a small sprinkling of jawja jawjatech. fans. When I joined the Navy in '56 I was home on leave in '58 i think, or whenever the Bear took over the reins. I picked up The B'ham news and saw in big block letters " THE BEAR HEARD MAMA CALLING", well, to make a long story short, the nation's greatest coach who ever lived made me become a loyal Bama Fan from that day forward and have never wavered (although, have been very frustrated thru the last decade or so for alot of obvious reasons). RTR.
I had the mis-fortune of being born in the stinkiest village on the plains. But, two day's later I was legally adopted because of my mom's death at my birth and moved 25 miles north to LaFayette, Al. That's where my mom's older sister and husband that adopted me lived. My natural Dad took my two brothers and sister back w/him to Texas where he was originally from. Growing up in the small east al town was quite an experience, it wa definately a football town, especiall the LaFayette Bulldog fb and bb teams. AT that time from the '40s thru the late fifties is when I became most aware of and avid fan of college fb as well as hs ball. At any rate, at that particular time span, there were approximately 55/45 ratio of Allbarn fans, vs. Bama fans with maybe a small sprinkling of jawja jawjatech. fans. When I joined the Navy in '56 I was home on leave in '58 i think, or whenever the Bear took over the reins. I picked up The B'ham news and saw in big block letters " THE BEAR HEARD MAMA CALLING", well, to make a long story short, the nation's greatest coach who ever lived made me become a loyal Bama Fan from that day forward and have never wavered (although, have been very frustrated thru the last decade or so for alot of obvious reasons). RTR.
Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
Interesting question. I was born and raised in the New York metropolitian area. There football, and college football in particular, is a minor sport, though as a youngster I did attend many Jets games and had the opportunity of watching Joe Willie stagger back from Weeb's massive O line to throw passes. At that point, he was an NYC icon and about as mobile as a statue in Central Park. I neither knew or cared that he had played for Bama. But in New York, the real focus was on the Yankees. The most successful and hated frnachise in all of professional sports. I, and almost everyone else in my town were born and bred Yankee fans. And as a Yankee fan, any season that ended without a World Series victory was a waste and a disappointment. Any loss was unacceptable. Victories were not celebrated very much, as they were expected. But as my age passed into double digits, the Yankees became the property of CBS. The franchise entered a dark age, characterized mainly by mismanagement and neglect by those running the program. However, this did not change the fan's expectations. We all still reveled in the traditions of the Yanks of the 20s, 30, 40s 50s and early 60s. The Babe, Maris, Mantle,Dimaggio, the list goes on and on.
Eventually, I moved away and spent several years in the wilderness (Boston) before settling into Alabama in the late 80s. By then, the great savior George Steinbrenner had bought the Yanks, poured his personal fortune into the team and restored the Yankess to their former glory. But I had moved on, and as Thomas Hardy said, you can't go home again. But once in Alabama, I began to become aware of the Tide. My interest was piqued. Here was a team with a great past, a successful program hated by all of its rivals. And it's glory days were apparently behind it. It too was suffering under an incompetent management. Its fans reveled in the past and maintained an unrealistic level of expectations for the now-diminished team.The parallels to the Yankees of my formative years were clear. It was like settling into a much loved and well used easy chair. And so I became a Tide fan.
Interesting question. I was born and raised in the New York metropolitian area. There football, and college football in particular, is a minor sport, though as a youngster I did attend many Jets games and had the opportunity of watching Joe Willie stagger back from Weeb's massive O line to throw passes. At that point, he was an NYC icon and about as mobile as a statue in Central Park. I neither knew or cared that he had played for Bama. But in New York, the real focus was on the Yankees. The most successful and hated frnachise in all of professional sports. I, and almost everyone else in my town were born and bred Yankee fans. And as a Yankee fan, any season that ended without a World Series victory was a waste and a disappointment. Any loss was unacceptable. Victories were not celebrated very much, as they were expected. But as my age passed into double digits, the Yankees became the property of CBS. The franchise entered a dark age, characterized mainly by mismanagement and neglect by those running the program. However, this did not change the fan's expectations. We all still reveled in the traditions of the Yanks of the 20s, 30, 40s 50s and early 60s. The Babe, Maris, Mantle,Dimaggio, the list goes on and on.
Eventually, I moved away and spent several years in the wilderness (Boston) before settling into Alabama in the late 80s. By then, the great savior George Steinbrenner had bought the Yanks, poured his personal fortune into the team and restored the Yankess to their former glory. But I had moved on, and as Thomas Hardy said, you can't go home again. But once in Alabama, I began to become aware of the Tide. My interest was piqued. Here was a team with a great past, a successful program hated by all of its rivals. And it's glory days were apparently behind it. It too was suffering under an incompetent management. Its fans reveled in the past and maintained an unrealistic level of expectations for the now-diminished team.The parallels to the Yankees of my formative years were clear. It was like settling into a much loved and well used easy chair. And so I became a Tide fan.
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Being born into the family of two Bama grads in DCH regional medical center, I dont think there was much doubt from day one who I would pull for.
Being born into the family of two Bama grads in DCH regional medical center, I dont think there was much doubt from day one who I would pull for.
Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
My dad introduced me to Alabama football. He followed Alabama football his whole life. Growing up, I remember us watching Alabama football any time it was on tv. Of course back then we were only on tv two or three times each year.
To this day if we do not go to the game, my two younger brothers and I go to my parents house to watch Alabama any time they are on tv. It is going to be tough to watch an Alabama football game for me when my father is gone. He got me started on Alabama football and I took it to a different level.
The first game I vividly remember watching was the January 1, 1973 Cotton Bowl versus Texas which Alabama lost 17-13. I was six years old. I have been hooked on Alabama football ever since so much so that my house and office at work are both a shrine to Alabama football. All of my extended family, friends and co-workers say I am the biggest Alabama fan they know which I take as a HUGE compliment.
There is nothing in the world like Alabama football and I am so blessed to be an Alabama fan by the grace of God.
ROLL TIDE!!!!
My dad introduced me to Alabama football. He followed Alabama football his whole life. Growing up, I remember us watching Alabama football any time it was on tv. Of course back then we were only on tv two or three times each year.
To this day if we do not go to the game, my two younger brothers and I go to my parents house to watch Alabama any time they are on tv. It is going to be tough to watch an Alabama football game for me when my father is gone. He got me started on Alabama football and I took it to a different level.
The first game I vividly remember watching was the January 1, 1973 Cotton Bowl versus Texas which Alabama lost 17-13. I was six years old. I have been hooked on Alabama football ever since so much so that my house and office at work are both a shrine to Alabama football. All of my extended family, friends and co-workers say I am the biggest Alabama fan they know which I take as a HUGE compliment.
There is nothing in the world like Alabama football and I am so blessed to be an Alabama fan by the grace of God.
ROLL TIDE!!!!
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When I first moved to Chattanooga from Europe I watched football on TV on Saturday afternoons. Whenever the Viles were on I would generally fall asleep out of boredom. Then whenever the Tide was on, the Bear would walk down to the goalpost and lean against it. I was from then on, and still am, a Bama fan. R-O-L-L T-I-D-E!!
When I first moved to Chattanooga from Europe I watched football on TV on Saturday afternoons. Whenever the Viles were on I would generally fall asleep out of boredom. Then whenever the Tide was on, the Bear would walk down to the goalpost and lean against it. I was from then on, and still am, a Bama fan. R-O-L-L T-I-D-E!!
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My family here in Nashville are all die hard Vandy fans, but when I was born, my parents let my Grandfather who was from Alabama and a huge Bama fan pick my middle name. He picked Bryant after Coach Bryant, and ever since I knew that's where my name came from, I have been religiously following and cheering for Bama. God bless my Grandfather.
My family here in Nashville are all die hard Vandy fans, but when I was born, my parents let my Grandfather who was from Alabama and a huge Bama fan pick my middle name. He picked Bryant after Coach Bryant, and ever since I knew that's where my name came from, I have been religiously following and cheering for Bama. God bless my Grandfather.
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I was born that way also. Being raised in the 70's in T-town will do that to ya.
I was born that way also. Being raised in the 70's in T-town will do that to ya.
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I was born and raised in Tuscaloosa and love the University. There you go
I was born and raised in Tuscaloosa and love the University. There you go
My Uncle
When I was about 5 years old my uncle to me to an Alabama game at Legion Field
the rest is history
When I was about 5 years old my uncle to me to an Alabama game at Legion Field
the rest is history
Re: WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BAMA FAN?
Nobody made me become a Bama fan, I chose to. Coach Bryant sure made it an easy choice.
bamaslammer said:
Nobody made me become a Bama fan, I chose to. Coach Bryant sure made it an easy choice.
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